Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet ruled out for game vs. Chiefs

RENTON, Wash. — Turns out, the Seahawks will not get running back Zach Charbonnet back for Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Charbonnet was added to the team’s active roster Thursday after beginning the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list and then being designated as returning to practice Oct. 1.

But coach Mike Macdonald said Friday that Charbonnet will not play against the Chiefs.

Macdonald said Charbonnet, who had surgery Feb. 12 to repair an ACL injury, has not had a setback. The team listed Charbonnet as a full participant in practice all week, including Friday.

Instead, Macdonald said the team simply felt it was best to hold Charbonnet out at least one more week before he makes his season debut. He is recovering from an ACL injury suffered Jan. 17 in a divisional playoff win against the 49ers.

“I’d just say it’s part of the plan,” Macdonald said. “ … The plan was to get a great week’s worth of work and see where we’re at, and so we’re going to take it into next week. Zach’s doing great, and we’ll go into next week and see how it goes.”

Seattle will have a longer practice week next week before hosting the Chicago Bears on Monday, Nov. 2.

Macdonald reiterated that Charbonnet had a good week of practice and that “if anything, it’s going as good as we could hope it could go.”

The Seahawks also announced that starting weakside linebacker Drake Thomas (ankle) and backup linebacker Chazz Surratt (calf) are out and listed five other players as questionable: starting linebackers DeMarcus Lawrence (knee) and Uchenna Nwosu (hip), starting safety Nick Emmanwori (hip), backup quarterback Drew Lock (right elbow) and backup outside linebacker Connor O’Toole (hamstring).

Everybody else is good to go.

The Seahawks also made one roster move, releasing cornerback Trevon Diggs and signing receiver Irv Charles to the 53-man roster from the practice squad. Seattle then re-signed Diggs to the practice squad to take the place of Charles. Seattle could do that because Diggs is a vested veteran and did not have to go through waivers.

With Charbonnet sitting out another week, the Seahawks will again rely on Emanuel Wilson, George Holani and Velus Jones Jr., for its running back production. They also could activate Robert Henry Jr. for the first time since he signed to the active roster this month.

First-round draft pick Jadarian Price remains on injured reserve because of a chest injury. He is eligible to return to practice next week, and once he returns to practice could then return to play at any point.

“JD is doing well,” Macdonald said. “We’ll look at it next week [when his practice window can open].”

Macdonald also said Anthony Bradford will start and is expected to play the whole game at right guard after practicing all week.

Bradford remains on injured reserve after missing the past five games because of a knee issue, meaning the team will have to make a move Saturday to add him to the 53-man roster.

“AB will play,” Macdonald said, saying later that there will be no snap restrictions on him. “He’s practiced well.”

The Seahawks have gone with Christian Haynes as the starter at right guard with Bradford out, also rotating in rookie Beau Stephens.

Macdonald said that while those two “did a good job filling in” for Bradford that Bradford “has earned this job for a reason. He’s played good football for us, especially during training camp.”

Bradford’s return means Seattle will start its projected starting five on the offensive line for the first time since the season opener against New England.

The right side of the line was viewed as having some particular struggles in last Thursday’s 17-14 overtime loss at Denver. Right tackle Abraham Lucas gave up two sacks and Haynes one, according to Pro Football Focus.

Macdonald said it “could help” Lucas now that Bradford is back.

Lock first showed up on the injury report last week, listed with a right-forearm injury.

He was again on the report all this week, listed as limited in practice because of what was then changed to a right elbow injury. Lock was on the field during the period of practice open to the media but did not appear to throw any passes, as did starter Sam Darnold and third-teamer Jalen Milroe.

“He’s working through an elbow,” Macdonald said of Lock. “He’s going to be questionable.”

Thomas will miss his second consecutive game while dealing with an injury suffered in the loss to the 49ers on Oct. 11 and will again be replaced by Tyrice Knight. Surratt is also out for a third consecutive game.

Seattle brought back Josh Ross, a linebacker who played in 10 games for the Seahawks in 2024, to the practice squad this week, and he could be elevated for Sunday’s game.

Notes

— Macdonald confirmed that second-year tight end Elijah Arroyo will miss the rest of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery this week to repair an injury suffered at Denver. “We’re going to miss him,” Macdonald said. “The things that he’s able to do, we’ve got to figure out ways to get that skill set on the field, whether it’s through his tight-end room or through another room. But it stinks.”

— Asked about cornerback Terrion Arnold, who the team signed in August but remains on the commissioner’s reserve list which allows him to attend meetings, work out and continue to get paid but not to practice or play, Macdonald said only “no update on Terrion.”